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New mRNA vaccine created to prevent and treat C. difficile

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new vaccine provides hope for treating and even preventing the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infection, more commonly known as C. difficile vaccine was found to protect against C. difficile vaccine was found to protect against C. difficile or C. In animal models, this first mRNA-LNP C.

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Cancer vaccine shows promise for patients with stage III and IV kidney cancer

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Researchers report that all nine patients in a clinical trial being treated for stage III or IV clear cell renal cell carcinoma (a form of kidney cancer), generated a successful anti-cancer immune response after initiation of a personalized cancer vaccine.

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Nasal Spray COVID Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial

Drugs.com

11, 2023 -- New research points to the potential of a COVID-19 vaccine delivered through the nose. The phase 1 clinical trial showed that the product, administered nasally in two doses, delivered a significant immune response to. WEDNESDAY, Oct.

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Engineers design more powerful RNA vaccines

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

By adding synergistic self-adjuvanting properties to Covid-19 RNA vaccines, researchers showed they could significantly boost the immune response generated in mice.

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New “dictionary” of immune responses reveals far more complexity in the immune system than previously thought

Broad Institute

A new, large-scale reference created by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard could help scientists and clinicians better understand the role of cytokines in health and disease. The reference, called the Immune Dictionary , appears today in Nature. For many immune-mediated diseases, there's no cure or treatment.

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The Long Road to End Tuberculosis

Codon

Even after microbiologists discovered the bacterium that causes the illness in 1882, it wasn’t until the 1920s that researchers were able to develop a vaccine for TB. These breakthroughs have significantly curbed cases, with vaccination reducing the odds of death by 74 percent. tuberculosis , to develop the vaccine.

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The Vaccine Development Landscape and Its Associated Challenges

DrugBank

Vaccines have consistently demonstrated their efficacy in protecting people from infectious diseases. Yet, the recent COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the obstacles that are inherent today in the development of vaccines. Stabilizers play a crucial role in maintaining the vaccine's potency and integrity throughout its shelf life.

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